Defining what they do as design, deployment, and operation of safe, reliable and efficient Lunar landing ports to facilitate space commerce, ASTROPORT Space Tcehnologies is usefully understood as a space construction and materials manufacturing company. Structured around using Moon dust (regolith) to manufacture durable feedstock for in-space construction projects, the firm is developing autonomous robotic equipment and processes for 3D construction printing of lunar surface infrastructure: initially the firm (Astroport Space) focused on printing bricks for lunar landing pads. With the firm founded in 2020 by a Space Architect with 30+ years of experience in the Aerospace Industry supporting major NASA, DoD, commercial and international space programs -- Astroport operates as a technology venture arm of Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc), a Space Architecture consulting design and engineering firm established in 2007. In 2022, the firm was in receipt of a $200K grant from European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) - an innovation center investing in space industry startups.
